Sweden vs Serbia Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | International Friendlies 2024

Published at :June 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM

Modified at :June 7, 2024 at 2:52 PM

The Blue and Yellow are unbeaten in the last four home games.

Sweden have a lot of work to do, to put their name among the best teams in the world. The team found themselves in the UEFA Nations League C after being dropped due to a series of poor performances.

This is a transition period for the team who are starting to adapt to Jon Dahl Tomasson who has brought his methods into the side. In the last friendly, they lost to Denmark by a 2-1 score line and will now face Serbia in this friendly match before they take on Azerbaijan in September’s Nations League matches.

Serbia suffered a defeat in the last friendly against Austria as they were second best throughout the match. They now face a Sweden side in their final friendly before heading to take on England in the opening match of Euro 2024.

The Eagles are drawn into Group C alongside England, Denmark and Slovenia. With the firepower they have upfront, they can trouble any side that comes their way in the Euro 2024.

Kick-Off:

Saturday, 8 June at 9:30 PM IST

Location: Friends Arena

Form:

Sweden (in all competitions): L-W-L-W-W

Serbia (in all competitions): L-W-L-D-L

Player to Watch

Alexander Isak (Sweden)

Alexander Isak is slowly starting to make a name for himself in the national setup as well as with Newcastle United. He had an incredible season in the Premier League as he finished the season with 21 goals in 30 appearances which is an impressive record given you are playing your first full season in the league.

Isak also netted in the last friendly loss of Sweden against Denmark.

Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia)

Aleksandar Mitrovic had an incredible season with Al Hilal where he won the treble with the team. He was the second top scorer in the league behind Cristiano Ronaldo. Mitrovic finished the season with 28 goals in 28 matches while also adding another five assists.

Mitrovic will now aim to secure his place in the Serbia team by impressive the coach in these friendly matches.

Match Facts

Sweden are unbeaten in four home games
Serbia lost to Austria in the last friendly
Serbia have won the previous two matches against Sweden

Sweden vs Serbia: Betting tips and Odds

Tip 1: Sweden to win this match – 11/8 with Sky Bet
Tip 2: Both teams to score – 4/6 with William HILL
Tip 3: Aleksandar Mitrovic to score the first goal – 11/2 with Bet365

Injury and Teams News

The hosts will miss Hjalmar Ekdal in this match after he suffered a hamstring injury in the last friendly.

Meanwhile, Serbia will likely recall Aleksandar Mitrovic back to the starting eleven after giving him a rest in the last match. Nemanja Maksimovic also missed out for the visitor after taking a blow to the head in the last match.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 3

Sweden – 1

Serbia – 2

Draw – 0

Predicted Lineup for Sweden vs Serbia

Sweden Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Olsen (GK); Kraft, Hien, Lindelof, Cajuste; Olsson, Larsson; Kulusevski, Forsberg, Elanga; Isak

Serbia Predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Rajkovic (GK); Spajic, Milenkovic, Gudelj, Pavlovic; Illic, Milinkovic-Savic; Zivkovic, Tadic, Birmancevic; Mitrovic

Match Prediction for Sweden vs Serbia

Both the teams are coming into this match looking to bounce back to winning ways. Serbia do have enough firepower upfront but still will find it difficult against a side who are unbeaten in the last four matches. We expect Sweden to secure a narrow win over Serbia in this match.

Prediction: Sweden 2-1 Serbia

Telecast for Sweden vs Serbia

India – SonyLIV

UK – Premier Sports 2

US – FOX Sports, ESPN

Nigeria – N/A

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